Wooden box



H. P. GARLAND.

Wooden Box.

No, 232,887. Patented Oct. '5, new.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT Orricn HOWARD P. GARLAND, OF WEST BERKELEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD OF HIS RIGHT TO ANDREW J. GOVE, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

WOODEN BOX.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 232,887, dated October 5, 1880? Application filed January 31, 1880.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HOWARD PRATT GAR- LAND, of West Berkeley, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented a new and useful Improvement in the Mannfacture of Wooden Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the construction of wood packing-boxes the sides of which are made from one continuous piece of board and it consists in forming the joints of such boxes by means of a transverse channel or kerf havin g sloping sides, a plane bottom parallel with the fiber of the wood, and slight depressions at the angle formed by the junction of the sides and bottom of the keri', as more fully hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of reference indicate like parts,

Figure 1 is a plan of the strip of wood, showing grooves. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of box. Fig. 3 is a sectional view, showing the manner in which the lid and bottom are held in place. Fig. 4 is an enlarged view, in cross- 2 5 section, through one of the transverse channels,

showing the horizontal plane between the depressed angles.

The strip of wood which is to form the sides A and ends B of my box is first planed, and

thechannels A, where thejoints are to be made, are formed by a channeling-tool having the corners slightly rounded, so that when the chan nel is struck out there will be left a slight depression, a a, at each corner of the base of the channel. to correspond with the corners of the tool, and between these depressions, at the angles of the channel made by the cutting operation of the tool, remains a horizontalplane, 1), parallel with the fiber of the wood, so that in bending the fiber at the base of the channel will not become dissevered or broken by crowding together, as would be the case if an acute angle were formed at the base of the channel. Neither will there be an opening in thejoints to weakenthebox, as in case a semicircular groove 4 5 were made in the base of the channel. A longitudinal channel, 0 c, is out along the inner faces at the top and bottom of the strip, and the upper portions of these channels are beveled, as shown. The sidesofthebottom and coverofthe 0 box are chamfered to fit closely these channels, and the upper edge of one end of the box is cut away to admit of the cover being drawn off in the usual way. The two meeting ends of the strip are dovetailed, as shown at c.

In bending the strip to form the sides and ends the channels therein are first subjected to ajet of steam. which can be easily effected by tapping a steam-pipe in the works leading from a steam-boiler, after which the dovetailed 6o ends are dipped in a pan or vessel of hot glue, and then the strip is easily bent around the bottom of the box, which bottom has been previously laid upon asmooth and level place, andthedovetailedendsunited. By this means the joints will not be broken in bending, and the material composing the corners broken or crushed so as to be divided or separated by crowding the fiber, and stiff wooden boxes of great strength can be rapidly and cheaply made without even a nail or dowel to hold the parts together.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patcut, is-

In the manufacture of wooden boxes, a blank having transverse channels or kerfs A, with sloping sides, a plane bottom, 1), parallel with the fiber of the wood, and slight depressions a a, at each side thereof, substantially as and for the purpose described.

in testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th day of December, 1879.

HOWARD P. GARLAND.

Witnesses C. W. M. SMITH, WILMER BRADFORD. 

